We found ourselves back at the Botanic Gardens food court again.. because when it’s pouring with rain out there, it’s one of the easiest places to pop in for a meal since the carpark’s undercover. Plus, the food’s good :)~
Botanic Gardens food court
Guy making my Murtabak
Murtabak, which is basically Roti Prata encasing mince meat, egg and onion
Roast Duck with Char Siew
Something interesting(?) about Singapore is that whilst a lot of the groceries are much cheaper yet better than in Australia (see: the entry with avocado comparison a few days ago), if you go to the Japanese supermarkets, the prices are… urk! We were shopping at one the other day and whilst the sheer beauty of the food blew me away, so did the prices. Don’t believe me? Check it out below..
Cooking up this Japanese cake thing, with red bean or custard filling
We got a red bean Fish!
Sashimi
Salmon sashimi
Shrimp sashimi
Fresh fish
$22.50 for 10 strawberries
$5.30 for 1 cob of corn
$3.90 for 1 apple
$15.90 for 15 mini mandarins
That’s a lot of sashimi! And those strawberries better be the best in the world, they are so damn expensive! I love strawberries… I want strawberries! Damn you!
Yeah, I don’t think I’d pay the rate of $2 per strawberry.. just seems kinda insane!
Yikes, those prices are steep
I love those red bean fish pastries though! I always get them when my family visits Japantown in San Francisco!
It’s kinda insane to pay that sort of $$.. maybe for a special treat!
That’s a lot of sashimi! And those strawberries better be the best in the world, they are so damn expensive! I love strawberries… I want strawberries! Damn you!
Yeah, I don’t think I’d pay the rate of $2 per strawberry.. just seems kinda insane!
Wow, that’s some expensive produce!
Ya.. but they looked SO good!
Yikes, those prices are steep
I love those red bean fish pastries though! I always get them when my family visits Japantown in San Francisco!
It’s kinda insane to pay that sort of $$.. maybe for a special treat!
Wow, that’s some expensive produce!
Ya.. but they looked SO good!
I love the detailing of that fish. Also, I like how the mandarins are in cellophane bags, like perfume gift sets at cosmetic counters.
With that kinda pricing, everything was really well presented and every fruit was perfect. I guess you get what you pay for!
I once saw grapes that cost RM100+ per kilo at Isetan KL. My eyes bulged when I saw the price but the grapes were really round and looked so juicy!
Oooo were those the tiny Japanese grapes? I really like ’em but SO $$!
No. The ones I saw were really big and round. Looked so juicy!!!
I love the pratas at that stall too, yum! :P~
My parents reckon they make one of the best pratas. But the murtabak was insaaaaaanely big, yikes!
omg, just omg. To be able to stand and buy that sashimi. Mmmmm. How much are those prices in US dollars? Happy New Year, btw. 🙂
US conversions are maybe 35% less than the ones above, I think? It’s so insanely expensive!
I love the detailing of that fish. Also, I like how the mandarins are in cellophane bags, like perfume gift sets at cosmetic counters.
With that kinda pricing, everything was really well presented and every fruit was perfect. I guess you get what you pay for!
Those prices are crazy! But I bet it would be a pain to farm them in Japan, or maybe they import…
Think they grow them in Japan then import into SG.. the fruit really is better though, the strawberries smelled SO sweet, better than the regular kind by far! But at that price… errrr…
Japanese strawberries are fantastic though! I’m not sure if these are the same ones I used to handcarry from Japan but those were amazing. When I first tried them I thought they were sugared!
I’m craving for some custard Taiyaki now! Gotta stop by Mediya soon!
Ya that’s true, they’re $$ but you can *smell* them from so far away! Soooo sweet and they looked really nice too 😛
I once saw grapes that cost RM100+ per kilo at Isetan KL. My eyes bulged when I saw the price but the grapes were really round and looked so juicy!
Oooo were those the tiny Japanese grapes? I really like ’em but SO $$!
No. The ones I saw were really big and round. Looked so juicy!!!
I love the pratas at that stall too, yum! :P~
My parents reckon they make one of the best pratas. But the murtabak was insaaaaaanely big, yikes!
omg, just omg. To be able to stand and buy that sashimi. Mmmmm. How much are those prices in US dollars? Happy New Year, btw. 🙂
US conversions are maybe 35% less than the ones above, I think? It’s so insanely expensive!
Those prices are crazy! But I bet it would be a pain to farm them in Japan, or maybe they import…
Think they grow them in Japan then import into SG.. the fruit really is better though, the strawberries smelled SO sweet, better than the regular kind by far! But at that price… errrr…
Japanese strawberries are fantastic though! I’m not sure if these are the same ones I used to handcarry from Japan but those were amazing. When I first tried them I thought they were sugared!
I’m craving for some custard Taiyaki now! Gotta stop by Mediya soon!
Ya that’s true, they’re $$ but you can *smell* them from so far away! Soooo sweet and they looked really nice too 😛